Transition from long gun to pistol - Page 2

OD · August 2nd, 2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by QKShooter

Great little animation OD.

JudoJake · August 3rd, 2008, 10:57 PM

I believe that you should retain the long gun. For many reasons, not arming the bad guy is the major one. Another reason is that a long gun dose provide some protection against incoming rounds. Not much, but some. At that moment I'd take all I can get.

AgentX · August 7th, 2008, 10:54 PM

If you're carrying the long gun with a sling (as you should), you simultaneously guide it to slung position (in front, cross body with a 2-point, straight down with a 1-point) with the weak hand while drawing the sidearm with the strong hand. You should ideally be on target with a 2-hand grip established on the handgun when you begin firing, but you can start as soon as you've cleared the holster if necessary. Moving a gun to your back isn't something I've ever been trained to do. 1-point slings in front are convenient for vehicle operations, but you risk smacking yourself in the jewels if you have to move quickly with hands off the gun.

If carrying a gun without a sling, which we do with shotguns on occasion, bring the long gun down on the weak side pointed in a safe direction and draw the pistol/fire with one hand.

We train to transition to the pistol whenever your long gun goes "click" instead of "bang" and you're within 25m of a threat. Outside of that, seek cover if possible, move at the very least, and reload/perform immediate or remedial action to get back in the long range fight. As soon as there's a break in action, get the long gun running again.

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August 3rd, 2008, 10:57 PM	#12
JudoJake Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 229	I believe that you should retain the long gun. For many reasons, not arming the bad guy is the major one. Another reason is that a long gun dose provide some protection against incoming rounds. Not much, but some. At that moment I'd take all I can get.

August 7th, 2008, 10:54 PM	#13
AgentX Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 428	If you're carrying the long gun with a sling (as you should), you simultaneously guide it to slung position (in front, cross body with a 2-point, straight down with a 1-point) with the weak hand while drawing the sidearm with the strong hand. You should ideally be on target with a 2-hand grip established on the handgun when you begin firing, but you can start as soon as you've cleared the holster if necessary. Moving a gun to your back isn't something I've ever been trained to do. 1-point slings in front are convenient for vehicle operations, but you risk smacking yourself in the jewels if you have to move quickly with hands off the gun. If carrying a gun without a sling, which we do with shotguns on occasion, bring the long gun down on the weak side pointed in a safe direction and draw the pistol/fire with one hand. We train to transition to the pistol whenever your long gun goes "click" instead of "bang" and you're within 25m of a threat. Outside of that, seek cover if possible, move at the very least, and reload/perform immediate or remedial action to get back in the long range fight. As soon as there's a break in action, get the long gun running again.